檢
검 Hanja 檢 in 14 Korean words
檢 is read 검 and builds 14 of the Korean words on this site — 검찰 (the prosecutor's office), 검사 (examination) and 검토 (examination, review) among them. Every one is below, with the character marked inside its spelling; each links to the word's full entry.
앞As the first character — 11 words
검찰
檢察
the prosecutor's office
TOPIK 6
검사
檢査
examination
TOPIK 2
검토
檢討
examination, review
TOPIK 3
검사
檢事
public prosecutor
TOPIK 2
검증
檢證
verification
TOPIK 6
검거
檢擧
arrest, apprehension
TOPIK 6
검역
檢疫
quarantine
Common
검사기
檢査機
a detector
Common
검경
檢警
speculum
Common
검역소
檢疫所
quarantine
Common
검진
檢診
health screening
TOPIK 5
뒤As the last character — 2 words
가운데In the middle — 1 word
함께 쓰이는 글자Characters it combines with
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Hanja spellings, word meanings and TOPIK grades from the 국립국어원 한국어기초사전, used under CC BY-SA 2.0 KR.
The reading 검 is derived from the alignment between these words' Hangul and their hanja spellings, not taken from a character dictionary — which is also why no 훈 is shown.